The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Haramura area, Honshu, Japan, c. 1950-08-05. Members of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), sit in the back of a military truck, part of a convoy, during a pause in a road journey. Two of the soldiers are smoking, while another (second from left) is rolling his own cigarette. The man without a helmet on his head (centre, right) is 4/643 Private Lance Gully. The soldiers have been taking part in Exercise Experimental at Haramura, BCOF's main field training centre, in preparation for 3RAR's move to Korea. (Donor I. Robertson)
Haramura, Honshu, Japan, c. 1950-08-04. Their helmets camouflaged with foliage, members of the Sniper Section, the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), pause for a smoke during Exercis
Honshu, Japan, c. 1950-08-04. Members of the Sniper Section, the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), pause by the side of a road for a rest during their 32 kilometre march from Hiro t
Honshu, Japan, c. 1950-08-04. Members of the Sniper Section, the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), striding along a road during their 32 kilometre march from Hiro to BCOF's main fie
Haramura area, Honshu, Japan, c. 1950-08-04. Members of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), sit among the exposed roots of a tree on a rocky hillside as they listen to a map-readi
Honshu, Japan, c. 1950-08-04. Members of the Sniper Section, the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), striding along a road during their 32 kilometre march from Hiro to BCOF's main fie
Haramura, Honshu, Japan, c. 1950-08-05. Wearing a steel helmet, a member of the Sniper Section, the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), lies on a small rise and trains his rifle, fitt
